Faherty family name history and map
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Faherty in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,254 people named Faherty in Ireland, about 0.029% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 668th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 656 men and 598 women.
Counties with Faherty in Ireland
The Fahertys were heavily concentrated in Galway, home to 97% of them (1,216 people). Next came Mayo (10), Armagh (7), Laois (7) and Cork (5).
Faherty average age in 1911
The average Faherty in 1911 was 28.3 years old, 27.7 for men and 28.9 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Faherty literacy in 1911
Of the Fahertys whose literacy was recorded, 55.5% could both read and write, 4.4% could read but not write, and 40.1% could do neither. Women came out slightly ahead, 57.1% reading and writing against 53.9% of men. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Faherty common first names
The most common male names were John (99), Patrick, Michael, Martin and Thomas. For women it was Mary (138), followed by Bridget, Margaret, Kate and Julia.
Faherty occupations in 1911
The most common occupation among Fahertys was farmer, 25.5% of them (320 people). Next came scholar / student (22.8%), farm labourer (2.6%), general labourer (1.9%) and fisherman (1.7%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 28.4% of all Fahertys, followed by domestic service, general labourers and fishing.
What religion is Faherty?
Fahertys were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Faherty statistics (1911)
Number: 1,254
Rank: 668
Average Age: 28
Faherty in the USA (2020)
Number: 1,487
Rank: 18,405
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.